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format for weight
In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones &
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You could use custom format # ??/14
The you would type, for example 12 2/14 for 12 stone 2 lbs best wishes -- Bernard Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme "exntluser" wrote in message ... In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones & lbs? e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone |
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"Bernard Liengme" wrote in message ... You could use custom format # ??/14 The you would type, for example 12 2/14 for 12 stone 2 lbs best wishes -- Bernard Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme "exntluser" wrote in message ... In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones & lbs? e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone Please excuse my lack of knowledge on this subject, but how would I go about using custom format # ??/14 ? |
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Let's assume you are using Excel2003 (or earlier)
Select the cells to be formatted On the Menu use Format | Format Cells and click "Custom" on left side of dialog In Custom dialog, locate the Type box and type in the # ??/14 More info at http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/ex...995001033.aspx best wishes -- Bernard Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme "exntluser" wrote in message ... "Bernard Liengme" wrote in message ... You could use custom format # ??/14 The you would type, for example 12 2/14 for 12 stone 2 lbs best wishes -- Bernard Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme "exntluser" wrote in message ... In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones & lbs? e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone Please excuse my lack of knowledge on this subject, but how would I go about using custom format # ??/14 ? |
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format for weight
Not a format.............needs a helper cell.
=INT(A3/14)&" Stones "&ROUND((A3/14-INT(A3/14))*14,0)&" lbs" Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:53:59 -0000, "exntluser" wrote: In Excel 2007 is it possible to format cells for weight, such as stones & lbs? e.g. 14 lbs = 1 stone |
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